Red Herring
Synopsis
Aged 24, Kit was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour. In a small town on the South Coast of England, his dad Lawrence, responds by throwing himself into a series of obscure diversion tactics. From growing herbal medicine in his spare room, to relinquishing his lifelong atheism and secretly attending a local synagogue, he begins to transform his identity for good. His estranged mum, a community nurse who spends her time caring for dying patients, can’t cope with the idea of living through the death of her son and must find a way to reconnect with her son before time runs out.
What follows is Kit’s journey into the depths of the soul. As both filmmaker and character, he examines the nuances of living with a terminal disease and dissects the fear that comes with it. The film weaves a tapestry of each character's experience that unravels from a single moment that tore their lives apart and creates a powerful portrait of a dysfunctional family battling with issues of spirituality, kinship and death, whilst proving that humour and love always prevail.
Official Selection True/False Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival 2023 - European premiere
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2023
http://www.postcodefilms.com/projects/redherring
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 94 min
- Format
- 4k
- Director
- Kit Vincent 1st Feature
- Producer
- Edward Owles
- Co-Producer
- Dea Gjinovci
- Executive Producer
- Hannah Bush Bailey, Rachel Wexler, Jez Lewis, Alex Lieberman, Gary Lieberman
- Editor
- Harriet Brooks-Ward, David Higgs
- Director of Photography
- Kit Vincent, Rik Burnell
- Sound
- Adina Istrate
- Music
- Xav Clarke
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 30th May 2023
